Video: What A 1,200 Horsepower LS9 Can Do

By now, many of you out there are familiar with Hennessey Performance and what they do to Cadillacs, Corvettes and Camaros. They also have their own supercar (hypercar?) on the way — the Venom GT — which will offer three tuning levels for its ‘roided up LS9 V8 engine.

The most powerful variant will kick out an astronomic 1,200 horsepower and 1,100 pounds-feet of torque, in a vehicle that weighs in at a bantam 2,685 pounds. And the video below is a demonstration of that application of power from 70 to 215 mph.Watch, and hold on tight.